Winemaker Notes
Exuberant and full on the nose with overflowing fruit, hints of cocoa and mint. Meaty and round on the palate, with creamy and fluid tannins.
Blend: 85% Tempranillo, 15% Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon & Graciano
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2022 Mauro is a little richer and more exuberant than the 2021 I tasted next to it, but it has a balance, freshness and elegance that is remarkable for the year, which was warmer, drier and riper. The tannins didn't achieve the same level of elegance and sophistication, but again, are superb for the conditions of the year. The parameters are similar, with the customary 14.5% alcohol. It was produced with the usual blend of 85% Tempranillo with 15% Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and Graciano and matured in French oak barrels and foudres for 16 months.
Spanish red wine is known for being bold, heady, rustic and age-worthy, Spain is truly a one-of-a-kind wine-producing nation. A great majority of the country is hot, arid and drought-ridden, and since irrigation has only been recently introduced and (controversially) accepted, viticulture has sustained—and flourished—only through a great understanding of Spain’s particular conditions. Large spacing between vines allows each enough resources to survive and as a result, the country has the most acreage under vine compared to any other country, but is usually third in production.
Of the Spanish red wines, the most planted and respected grape variety is Tempranillo, the star of Spain’s Rioja and Ribera del Duero regions. Priorat specializes in bold red blends, Jumilla has gained global recognition for its single varietal Monastrell and Utiel-Requena has garnered recent attention for its reds made of Bobal.